seed pearl
noun
a pearl weighing less than ¼ grain.
Origin of seed pearl
First recorded in 1545–55
Words nearby seed pearl
seed corn,
seed fern,
seed leaf,
seed money,
seed oyster,
seed pearl,
seed plant,
seed pod,
seed potato,
seed shrimp,
seed tick
Example sentences from the Web for seed pearl
As soon as it struck the ground, in that moment it changed into a seed-pearl.
The Blue Rose Fairy Book |Maurice BaringNeither is it the seed-pearl canopy that intercepts a too searching light from majesty's complexion.
The Joyful Heart |Robert Haven SchaufflerVery often, also, small silver spangles were employed, either stitched down with a piece of purl or a seed-pearl.
Chats on Old Lace and Needlework |Emily Leigh LowesOver her head was a little shawl of old lace; it was caught by a seed-pearl brooch with an amethyst centre.
Mary Gray |Katharine Tynan
British Dictionary definitions for seed pearl
seed pearl
noun
a tiny pearl weighing less than a quarter of a grain